Alcohol Healthwatch is an independent charitable trust working to reduce alcohol-related harm. We are contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide a range of national health promotion services. These include: providing evidence-based information and advice on policy and planning matters; coordinating networks and projects to address alcohol-related harms, such as alcohol-related injury, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and supply to minors; and coordinating or otherwise supporting community action projects.

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On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness
Day, Alcohol Healthwatch says women of child-bearing age in New Zealand need a more
supportive environment to enable alcohol-free pregnancies. More >>

Alcohol Healthwatch warns a business as usual approach to alcohol harm in our country
represents a lost opportunity to significantly improve the mental health and wellbeing
of New Zealanders. Executive Director Dr Nicki Jackson says “with the increasing ... More >>

Alcohol Healthwatch welcomes He Ara Oranga, the report of the Government Inquiry
into Mental Health and Addiction, and we urge the Government to respect and uphold
the wishes of the wide range of communities who participated. New Zealanders have ... More >>

The wellbeing of future generations of Kiwi and Australian children has finally been
placed ahead of alcohol industry profits following a decision on alcohol and pregnancy
warning labels in Australia. More >>

New figures show that more alcohol was available for consumption per person in the
October-December quarter of 2017 than in any other quarter in the five years since
the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act came into effect. More >>

Public health groups are thrilled that the five-year legal battle to set a floor
price for alcohol in Scotland has finally reached its conclusion. On Wednesday, the
UK Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Scottish Government to allow implementation ... More >>

Alcohol Healthwatch says it is deeply disappointed with New Zealand Rugby’s approach
to tackling the drinking culture embedded in its sport and that the strategies included
in its Respect and Responsibility Review will do little to curb alcohol-related harm. More >>

Alcohol Healthwatch is pleased to celebrate the launch of the Government’s three-year
action Plan addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in New Zealand, but
says wider issues must still be addressed. More >>

Two Canadian experts are visiting New Zealand over the next fortnight to present
a series of workshops on providing effective services to children affected by Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their families. More >>

Alcohol Healthwatch has warmly welcomed the release of a discussion paper to support
the development of an Action Plan to address the prevention and treatment of Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by the Ministry of Health and the initial Government ... More >>